Mono downmix option

[hericdenis]

Hey guys, you should enable the mono downmix option
It's quite useful sometimes. I, for example need mono downmix becose I am using a bass amplifier, that is mono, to output my pc audio. So I really need mono downmix.
I can use kmplayer or other players instead but I just hate'em all, I want to keep playing on my wmp.

Best regards,
Heric.

[Shark007]

to clarify your request, do you mean to have this box warked in RED to be checked by default?

[hericdenis]

Sorry, that's not what I want to, I want to make all stereo into mono: mono downmix, and not mono to stereo. That option isn't available and I really need it
I can't find a codec or other way to make my sound mono, I use my bass amplifier as my pc output and it's mono sound and I don't want to hear just half the music.
Actually I am looking for a solution to downmix ALL the audio to mono but I really can't find it, my sound card doesn't have this option so I need a software solution.
A solution to downmix audio only into my Windows Media Player 12 (Windows 8) would be quite acceptable
I am a developer so I know that if you have this entire software ready, to add this option is REALLY VERY easy ^^

Best regards!

[HD-False]

If your bass amp is a subwoofer, then he should at least have a stereo input?
And if it is a pure mono power amp, you can convert the signals of the stereo sound card with two resistors (eg 1000 ohms) in mono.
How do you give out the rest of the audio spectrum (treble)?

[hericdenis]

(05-22-2012 08:25 AM)HD-False Wrote:  If your bass amp is a subwoofer, then he should at least have a stereo input?
And if it is a pure mono power amp, you can convert the signals of the stereo sound card with two resistors (eg 1000 ohms) in mono.
How do you give out the rest of the audio spectrum (treble)?

My bass amplifier is the one I use to play my bass guitar, it's a pure mono power amp, there is no stereo input.
The rest of the spectrum is amplified pretty fine too, my amp has eq. to ajust bass and treble and mid-low and mid-high freq gains.

So, your suggestion to use resistors is quite nice, I've never thought on that, so the layout should be like each resistor linked with each channel (R and L) and than link the other terminals together, so that node I link to channel terminal of mono? Does output of sound cards have a current source characteristic?

[HD-False]

The sound card output is a low impedance headphone output (<32 ohms), so that should there be no problems, the two channels merge with two 1000-10000 ohms resistors.

[hericdenis]

(05-22-2012 01:47 PM)HD-False Wrote:  The sound card output is a low impedance headphone output (<32 ohms), so that should there be no problems, the two channels merge with two 1000-10000 ohms resistors.

nice! so that layout that I described is appropriate?

[HD-False]

Here the layout:
   

[hericdenis]

(05-22-2012 02:48 PM)HD-False Wrote:  Here the layout:

exactly what I've describe

Thanks Bro!!!! It will be very useful! I fell myself dumb to not think about that before ^^

Best regards.